History

King Ezana's Stele is the central obeliskstanding in the Northern Stelae Park in theancient city of Axum (Aksum), it is70 feet (21 m) tall. From the times of Neolithic man, spices have been used for enhancing the natural flavours of meat, roots, leaves and pulses. During the 1400’s, there was an apt expression: “No man should die who can afford cinnamon.” This referred to … [Read more...] about The Indian Spice Trade

The Historic Victoria Memorial In Calcutta (Kolkata), India. India was the source of many valuable riches, not least of which was its range of spices. Merchants from all over the world travelled vast distances to purchase these goods for their local trade. This meant that explorers and businessmen from all over the globe, and particularly Europe, were coming in and out of … [Read more...] about India – The Colonial Era

Coin of the Gupta king Kumara Gupta I. The Classical Age of India is also called its Golden Age and refers to a time that most of the subcontinent was under the influential Gupta Empire. This extended from about 320 BCE (Before our Common Era) to approximately 550 CE (Common Era). This was a time that was characterised by large-scale development and achievements in various … [Read more...] about The Classical Age of India

Majestic north entrance tower of the Chidambaram Temple(circa 12th century AD) India’s civilised history dates back thousands of years. In fact, cave paintings indicate that the first human civilisations settled in areas of India some 9000 years ago. These paintings can be found in Madhya Pradesh. This settlement of ancient man became the Indus Valley Civilisation, situated … [Read more...] about India – History